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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
Creative writing workshop being offered Saturday
What triggers the imagina-
tion? How do great writers
develop their ideas and turn
clever phrases? Is there a
secret for transforming ordi-
nary sentences into extraordi-
nary ones?
Writers on the River will
present “The Art of Creative
Writing” workshop Saturday,
from 9 to 11 a.m., at the
Florence
Regional
Arts
Alliance (FRAA), 120 Maple
St. in Old Town.
Taught by FRAA creative
writing instructor Catherine J.
Rourke, the program is
designed for writers of all lev-
els and genres.
Learn how to dive into the
creative zone in this fun,
inspiring “atelier” that will
show you how to find your
voice, turn on the creative
faucet and keep it flowing.
Through simple steps and easy
prompts, you will learn how to
tap the innovative genius that
lies within everyone.
Classes fill up quickly, so
pre-registration is required.
Cost is $20 for FRAA mem-
bers or $25 for non-members,
payable at the door.
Call 541-708-2120 or email
CJReditor@gmail.com to reg-
ister.
Rourke is an award-win-
ning journalist, editor, author
and columnist educated at the
City University of New York,
the
University
of
Oxford/England and the
Walter Cronkite School of
Journalism.
She has served as a book
editor and jacket cover copy-
writer for Amazon and
Random House, in both print
and digital formats.
The former New Yorker
now resides in Florence where
she is writing a memoir about
her adventures as an inves-
tigative reporter titled “And
Forgive Us Our Press Passes.”
KXCR to host Robert Sabado at KB Gallery Saturday
Florence’s all volunteer
public radio station, KXCR
90.7 FM, welcomes master
saxophone stylist Robert
Sabado, whose versatility is
earning him worldwide nota-
bility.
“We’re thrilled to present
this rising star in the smooth
jazz world,” said event coor-
dinator Gigi Lassan. “It has
been reported that jazz leg-
end Stan Getz called
Sabado’s ‘the best tone
around.’”
These days, Sabado has
been fusing down tempo,
chill electronica grooves
with live saxophone improv-
isation.
“I have been around the
world and I believe my
music can take the listener to
exotic lands,” explains
Sabado.
Come for an evening of
great music, hors d’oeuvre
buffet and a no-host bar at
the Kenneth B Gallery, 1458
1st St. in Old Town, on
Saturday, Aug. 20.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
There is a cover charge.
For more information, call
541-997-2997.
Comedy Thursdays at
Three Rivers Casino
Three
Rivers
Casino
Resort’s Comedy Thursdays
continues through the summer,
with stand-up comedians from
around the Northwest perfor-
morming each Thursday in
Blue Bills (located inside
Three Rivers) from 7 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 18, the
headliner will be Kris Shaw.
It may just be a live micro-
phone in a small spotlight, but
when Shaw steps up to it the
experience is unlike anything
you’ve come to expect from
stand-up comedy.
Shaw is a storyteller who,
with quick bursts of wit and
carefully crafted silences,
keeps the audience engaged
through everyday observation
and tough topics alike.
His slightly skew but love-
able style disarms and charms
for the first setup to the final
COURTESY PHOTO
Kris Shaw
punch line. He has entertained
troops in Irag, Kuwait, Japan,
Korea,
Bahrain,
Dubai,
Kyrgestan and Africa.
Shaw also appears in
national commercials and had
a recurring role on the CBS
drama “Close to Home.”
The opener is Nick Decktor.
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